Grade 4-Exploring Our World with Cinderella
Grade 4-Exploring our World with Cinderella
Fisher/Sky Ranch SEARCH Grade 4
2014-2015
1st Quarter
Week 1
Ø Procedures/Procedures Game
Ø Getting to Know You Game-Explore Globe Ball Toss
Ø Walk through Drills and Lockdown Procedures
Ø Tour School
Ø Create classroom rules
Ø Discuss unit of study
Week 2
Ø Multiple Intelligence Power Point
Ø MI Assessment on computer
Ø Bucket List
Ø Decorate Travel Suitcase
Week 3
Ø Graph MI Assessment on Excel
Ø Decorate Travel Suitcase
Week 4-OERB Lessons
Ø Rock Detectives-Rock Identification
Ø Thirsty Rocks-Porosity of Rocks
Week 5
Ø Visits Viscosity-Viscosity
Ø A Weighty Problem-Pulleys
Week 6
Ø Weighty Problems-Engineering and Design
2nd Quarter
Week 1
Ø Rises to the Top-Properties of Liquids
Ø Give It a Lift-Oil Extraction
Week 2
Ø Tower of Power-Oil Refineries
Ø Recycles
Ø OERB Contest or Petro Specialist
Week 3
Ø Flight-How Airplanes Work
Ø Design Airplanes and Gliders
Ø Pilot or Airport Personnel Visit
Week 4
Ø Read Yeh Shen
Ø Read a recipe and trace the origin of the spices used on
http://www.spiceadvice.com/encyclopedia/index.html
Ø Read about the spices and map it. Connect to early exploration.
Week 5
Ø Read aloud The Chinese Calendar
Ø Discuss research and note-taking
Ø Take notes on the Chinese Calendar/Zodiac
Week 6
Ø Continue note-taking using the Internet
Week 7
Ø Continue note-taking using a magazine article
Ø Write research report
Week 8
Ø Type research
Ø Create zodiac animal mask
Week 9
Ø Type research
Ø Create zodiac animal mask
3rd Quarter
Week 1
Ø Read Princess Furball
Ø Research the English explorers
Week 2
Ø Research castles
Week 3
Ø Engineering & Design-Design a castle and castle grounds
Do you have what it takes to defend your castle and maintain your family’s honor? If so, then don your armor and draw your sword for the Engineering of Medieval Students build their very own castle and then work to defend it by engineering draw bridges and catapults. Become a knight and join us on the quest for glory and justice!
Ø Practice Reader’s Theatre
Week 4
Ø Engineering & Design-Design a castle and castle grounds
Ø Practice Reader’s Theatre
Week 5
Ø Research the Feudal system
Ø Research Knights and Knighthood
Ø Sir Circumference
Week 6
Ø Learn about the monarchy today
Ø Present Reader’s Theatre and Enjoy Food
Week 7
Ø The Caribbean Cinderella Story
Ø The Big Banana Peel-Use measurement to find the edible percentage of a banana.
Week 8
Ø The French Explorers Research
4th Quarter
Week 1
Ø Research the Eiffel Tower and Create a Newsletter on Publisher
Week 2
Ø Build an Eiffel Tower
Try to build the tallest tower out of marshmallow and spaghetti
Ø Draw the Eiffel Tower
Week 3
Ø The French Influence on the U.S.
Ø Research Louisiana and compare to Oklahoma
Week 4
Ø Create a Power Point
Week 5
Ø Earthquake challenge and Cajun food
Week 6
Ø Field Trip
4th Grade Websites
www.Oerbhomeroom.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtyR6Ah5xQ
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/focus/calendar.htm
www.usborne-quicklinks.com
http://www.spiceadvice.com/encyclopedia/index.html
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/math/lesson/eiffel-tower-grade-5/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w1zV9mSZMw
http://www.toureiffel.paris/en/teachers/teachers-kit.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/eiffeltower.html
